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This Gun For Hire: 1st Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center February 12, 2013 Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:30 p.m. The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center 1550 S. State Street This Gun For Hire, based on the novel by Graham Greene, was released in 1942, long b read more

With Darkness Visible: Hitchcock's Greatest Film, author Brian Hannan attempts the daunting task of selecting and justifying Alfred Hitchcock's greatest motion picture.The inherent challenges in this endeavor are obvious: Hitchcock made more than 50 films over six decades, to include many read more

Not too long ago I was asked to participate in a medical study to gather information, and further knowledge, about a metabolic condition I am afflicted with. Part of the process which I was subjected to was a very long MRI. Any and all people taking this MRI were encouraged to bring in a movie to wa read more

My guest this month is one pretty cool blogger named Kristen. She writes the awesomely amazing blog Journeys in Classic Film. We became friends last year and share a love for classic film. Right now she has this amazing tourney going on featuring the best actresses from the classic era to the moder read more

You’ve probably heard about a little event called the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, but did you know that aside from the lovely SFSFF website there’s also a SFSFF Blog? Yeah, no – it’s true. There is a blog and it’s chock full of great silent film awesomeness. I read more

You’ve probably heard about a little event called the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, but did you know that aside from the lovely SFSFF website there’s also a SFSFF Blog? Yeah, no – it’s true. There is a blog and it’s chock full of great silent film awesomeness. I read more

A huge thank you to all of you who voted in our poll to find the ultimate Caroline Munro fantasy movie. It was a close call, with trashy seventies sci-fi epic Starcrash leading the pack for much of the time but the final winner is….the iconic Ray Harryhausen stop-motion classic The Golden Voya read more

Silent child star Baby Peggy plays the captain of the title, a castaway orphan who is raised by a scruffy lighthouse keeper (Hobart Bosworth). The story is slight but that actually works in the film’s favor as it allows the viewer to focus on what’s really important: the talented Baby P read more

A society woman’s plans to make easy money backfire and she turns to a Burmese businessman for help. He agrees to give her the money she needs… for a price. Excellent melodrama that showcased Sessue Hayakawa’s talents to the world. Bonus: I will also be reviewing the 1931 pre-code read more

A Cinderella story for the 1920′s. Colleen Moore plays the Ella of the title, a waif who finds happiness and her prince charming via Hollywood. Cinderella is one of those stories that we never get tired of hearing. An ideal blend of realism (unhappy step-families and drudgery) and wish fulfil read more

A.J. Raffles, played by John Barrymore, rejoices in yet another escape— and a priceless pearl. E.W. Hornung’s A.J. Raffles was the favored antihero of late Victorian adventure. He is a gentleman crook that robs from the rich and gives to the poor. No too unusual? Well, you see, the “poor” in read more

Think silent movies are dusty? Meet Clara! The divine Miss Bow is a pretty city girl who winds up married to a stodgy Canadian trapper. Then a city man shows up and starts a flirtation with the bored little flapper. He gets more than he bargained for. Clara Bow is the prettiest manicurist in Minnea read more

Toni is an innocent Austrian girl who dreams of an operatic career but the only job she can get is as a showgirl. After refusing the advances of a wealthy customer, Toni and the club seamstress are sacked. The unlikely pair make their way to Monte Carlo where Toni gets a chance at real love. Toni read more

Mary Pickford plays an orphan who is awarded a scholarship to college by a mysterious benefactor, whom she nicknames her Daddy Long Legs. Mary grows, learns and graduates. Now just who could her Daddy be? Bonus: I will also be reviewing the 1955 version of the tale starring Fred Astaire and Leslie read more

Mary Denby is a judge’s daughter who married below her station. With her husband drinking away the household income, she applies for work as a seamstress. The new job puts her in contact with a rich family who, for reasons of their own, give her a chance to become Cinderella. 1915 was busy fo read more

Lon Chaney at his most grotesque. A delightfully slimy jungle picture that involves Chaney’s quest for revenge against the man who stole his wife and crippled him. Mary Nolan and Lionel Barrymore support. Wonderful but not for all tastes. A slightly warped mind is required. Bonus: I will also read more

A young John Gilbert stars as the vengeful count, determined to destroy the men who sent him to prison on false charges. Gilbert buckles swash in admirable style. Edmond and Mercedes. Aww! Alexandre Dumas’s 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the most filmed novels of all time, with doze read more

When an innocent romance springs up between a lowly shop girl and an incognito chain-store heir, can it survive interfering parents, a hidden identity, and a secret engagement? Mary Pickford’s final silent starring role opposite her future husband, Buddy Rogers. Mary Pickford, luminous in her read more

Rudolph Valentino finally came up with the perfect movie formula in this 1925 hit: Action Lover. Valentino is a fun-loving Cossack who turns down the advances of the Czarina. Forced on the run, he takes the opportunity to seek revenge against his father’s enemy. And wouldntcha know it, that read more

John Barrymore plays Francois Villon, the medieval French poet/thief who runs afoul of the eccentric King Louis XI (Conrad Veidt). But when the kingdom is threatened by the Duke of Burgundy, it is up to Villon to save the day. Oh, and there is naturally a lovely damsel. The most fun you can have in read more